Legal Opinion
Dominic v. DeVilbiss Air Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2007No. 06-3236PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
William J. Dominic sued his employer DeVilbiss Air Power Company (company) for sexual harassment and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § § 2000e et seq., and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act, Ark.Code. Ann. §§ 16-123-101 et seq. A jury found in favor of Dominic on several claims and awarded compensatory and punitive damages, and the district court denied the company’s motion for judgment as a matter of law or new trial. The company appeals, focusing only on the award of punitive damages. We reverse.
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